Giving ferry passengers a safe, soft landing. (Ferry Terminal).

From: Marine Log | Date: February 1, 2002 | Copyright information

Hard landings aren't a problem confined to the aviation industry. Indeed, providing safe and quick passenger boarding during varying tidal and environmental conditions is a recurrent problem for ferry terminal planners and designers. Their chief concerns when designing ferry terminals include:

* Passenger safety: How do you minimize the movements and spacing between the ferry and the floating structure that make boarding sometimes perilous in wave conditions?

* Boats with different freeboards: How do you avoid the use of gangways and stairways to accommodate passenger ...

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